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KOWLOON FOOT- BALL CLUB.

THE ANNUAL DINNER.

CLUB RECORDS GOING BACK TWENTY-FOUR YEARS.

Nearly one hundred gentlemen assembled in Lane, Crawford's Res-

taurant on Saturday evening on the occasion of the annual dinner of the pression of ethan club, which was presided over by Mr. Robert Hall. He was supported by the members of the Committee and several pro minent figures in local football

succesful throughout Near the

SHANGHAI BILLIARD'

CHAMPIONSHIP.

MR. WA. PENNELL GAINS SUBSTANTIAL

CAPT. E. 1. 3. BARRETT OUTPLAYED.

SHANGRAT, April 11th, The final match in the Shanghai Billiard Championship (Senior) opened yesterday evening in the Town Hall, Capt. E. 1. M. Barrett meeting Mr. W. A. Pennell in the first half of a game of 2,000 points, for decision in four sessions of 200

There was points cach

a very

ment.

Pennell's Jonsizien! Play,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, APRIL 16th, 1928.

"A KEEN AND CREDIT-

ABLE COMPANY."

PORTUGUESE COMPANY OF

THE H.K.V.D.Q.

FIRST ANNUAL DINNER.

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The frat Annual Dinner of the Portuguese Company of thà Hong Kang Volunteer Defenes Corps was hekl on Saturday night at the Volunteer Headquarters. Practical ly the whole of the Company were present, and the members them selves provided an excellent concert, During the interval the prizes forį the various "shoots" held during

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Poste Restante Correspondence. H. Arns, C. Barreda, Bank of Chosen, C. A Calkins, H. Collier,

PAPERS IN ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN.

BERLIN.

A mysterious motor accident is reported from Müncheberg, a coin try village some 30 miles from Berlin. Owing to the explosion of the petrol tank the car was com- pletely burned and the only occu pant was to ecriously injured that he was taken to hospital...

Documents in his possession were in English and Hussian.

The Berlin political police" acer- tained from the man's papers that

"MODERN DANCE 'MUSIC.

HERE TO STAY,

WHY OLDER PEOPLE DISLIKE IT.

CADDIE AGED · 78.

WALKS TWELVE MILES A DAY,

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A white-bearded caddie, aged 78, [BY AN OXFORD MAN,]}

is to be seen plodding morrily round Addington golf links, near Modern dance music, for the last | Croydon, Surrey, with a bag of ten years at least, has been a red clubs slung from his straight rag to the older generation

shoulders Elderly ladies-ladies sa old that The club members are proud of. they do not dance-ascribe to it this picturesque caddie, who must most of the ills of civilisation. The be one of the oldest if not the blasé, surfeited young women of cident in the country. He is Mr.

jazz as a symbol of their wick - middle-aged novelists are

Richard Glover, a tall, red-cheeked given

man with a fringe of beard be ness. Our deans dream dreams and neath his chin, who looks what he our politicians see visions of this is an old farm labourer. "bestial nigger music" leading civili. sation back to barbarism, All of which is very mystifying to the younger generation.

From time to time the controversy

is name as Eckoff, that he was breaks out in the newspapers, and

Then it is obrious t

Not only does he carry his bag of clubs four miles when he makes a round of the course, but also be walka daily to and from his home at Croydon, which is four miles from Addington. On one occasion day, which, with his journey to and

of sixteen miles.

Mr. Glover in the father of eleven

alive.

circles, and the gathering was very small attendance, which was a great the year were presented by Lieut. Crossley, Ltd, Camera Craft Co.. born in the Caucasus but emigrated, when the elderly musicians have recently he did two rounds in a close of a very appetising bill pity, for Pennell gars one of the Col. Bird, D.S.O., the Officer Com- Rev. W. 31. Campbell, F. M. Dar to the United States at the age of achieved their little bits of natoriety from home, involved him in a walk fare, the Chairman proposed the most interesting exhibitions ever manding the H.K.V.D.C. Among J. L. Duff, Madam Do-thi Ky, Miss 19 and later became nationalised in the views of ordinary old people seen in the history of the tourna- the guests at the dinner were Caph | Crossley,' Ltd.), B. W. Evans, Col. passport, and Yor a considerable horror of our dance music is only

M. Doll C. H. Edwards (c/o Canada. He carried a Canadian emerge.

that loyal toast, following which Mr. David Gow proposed the toast of

F. Leitao, Commanding Officer. Eaves (Scottish Vol. Co.), D. time past has been travelling in his part of a large and strongly exple children, of whom all but one are The Kowloon Football Club,” In

of the Shanghai Volunteer De Fenser, Gurtierrez Noma & Co., J. car over Europe lecturing on medi-sive complex. In the minds of the generation now passing modern The early play in the afternoon, fence Corps, Major Welle-Murray, Haywood, Dr. His Ding Ling (c/o cal subjects. the course of his speech he said

Red Cross), Heuser, Ebrina & Co.,

dance music is linked with the although Pennell then Was that he had been asked by their

not D.S.O., Adjutant of the Hong Kong A. E. S. Hayward, Mr. L. R. Jen

modern girl and Aldous Huxley nad V.D.C., Lieut. R. R. Davies, M.C., son, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Kalliner,

the decay of manners and unlimited cocktails and Negroes and immor- O.C., Fortuguese Company on office of Wuchow), Rev. G.,

dance music. being tangible and

President that morning if he could Prve the date of the inception of the

than one musician of note, by for- getting this, has made himself look exceedingly comic.

Eckoff admitted that he wished to reach Russia through Foland and had obtained the necessary permis but when he arrived at Posey by was turned back into. Germany by caay of attack, is taken as the obvious defects, most the Polish police."

R. Kitsin, Kein Sai Tuin (Expression from the Soviet authoriticality and general decadence, Modern

Clab, and he had replied that he/ for, whereas he only scored spas Kong V.D.C., End Lieut. Jarvis, Lewis, J. M. Lizarraga, S. Lord,

could. The first Kewicon Football Club was formed near the end of the season 1894. It comprised a number of juniors mingled with a few who had had good experience of the game at Home who did a great deni of coaching of the talent at their command..

There was Mr. Henderson,.. who

has been connected with Dunbarton

showing his best, indicated that Barrett would be left for behind. modiinlly, Pennell put on some thing at almost every visit to the table.

WIE five

When Pennell entered the second hundred, Barrett still points short of his first century, and at 300 Pennell be scored two to one. Barrett then ored rather faster for a while, but towards the end. Pennell again went ahead and finally ran to his points with an

M.C., also of the Portuguese Com Mrs. Link Wun Sun Smith, W. E. pany, H.K.V.D.C., Lieut. Norrie Marriott, Le-Col.. McKenzie (Sal- Owen, Lieut. Mitchell, Lieut. Han Mitchell, T. H. Morrison (Morrison vation Army), L McLean, Mr. cock, and Corps Sergeant-Major Motors), A. C. Montgomery, G.

O.S.B., Mr. E. V. M. R. de Westlake, Bergeant-Major Slattery,

Nicolis (Messrs. Dodge & Seymour), W. H. Pashley, H. Pampanga, 8. Sousa, Mr. E. L. Rocha, Mr. E. Petrol, Ars. W. Redwood (Generat Pampanga, H. B. Parker, A. da Rosa, Mr. A. E. S. Alves, Mr. ing Station, H.M.D.), H. B. Red- J.-Ribeiro, Mr. A. M. Gutierrez, A. Sofaer, P. Schule, Prod. J. thick, Ritchie & Co., Miss Rogerson, Company Serg-Maj. Rodrigues, W. N. Smith, R. Thomson, Mr. and Committee members of the Club Mrs Turner (c/o Mr. T. M. M.

verab Industry Co.,,B. Zapper.

The political police consider that the whole affair is very suspicious, as Eckoff had remained for weeks at Meséritz, close to the Polish frontier.

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Athletic in the palmy days of that unfinished break of 5, Barrett then Lusitano and Chib de Recreio, and Turner), J. L. M. Thesing, Uni. Vermetüs

being 328 Pennell's average' w 12 and Barrett's 8.

After dinner, Pennell eclipsed everything with a delightful run of 115, amassed principally from middle pockets and top of the table play.

This effort put him 300 ahead at two points short of 700

Club, Renton, Vale of Leven, and Rangers. Then there was

Mr. Ritchit, of Dodwell's, besides others who were the mainstay of the Club in its early days. These members of the first Club were working at the Kowloon Dock nad with a few apprentices he could say that they

A Fine Exhibition, - always put up a good fight. They

Play again slackered until Pen played the Shropshire Regiment, and they very neatly got the better nell come up again with 42 and of them. They came the Ride 60 in close succession. The latter Brigade. They beat the Company also was a splendid effort, with a team and then met the regimental delightful exhibition of play, all team with whom they drew. He had round the tatile. Up to 88 it was followed the fortunes of the Club all faultless, but then he was saved by fluke. He now stood 876-408, those years, and he had to con- gratulate them on their successes, having wored nearly 100 in under na hour. Less than a half-hour especially those of the past four or five years, They had won the sufficed to see the seulon through 30 and 59, then Shield this season for the fourth Pennel! put on time, which was a record of which stopped whilst Barritt added 30. to be proud and a record that would 40, 33 and some lesser scores, but take a lot of beating. Taken all another fluke gave Pennell position in all the, Club's record was won- and he ran to his points with 20 derful. He wished them every pros. unfinished, Barrett then being 601. perity in the future, whilst sincerely The averages in this ession were congratulating them on what they-Pennell 17, Barrett 8, had done in the past. (Applause.)

A Unique Distinction,

The Chairman, in responding to the toast, also dealt with the early history of the Club, which had its origin in 1895 and as far as he knew Mr. Gow, who figured in the outside right position, was the only original player at present in the Colony, The first Club won a cup presented by the civilian community, defeating H.M.S. Centurion in the final. The Club existed for five yours, after which there was a lapse, but it was restarted in 1900. It was sponsored by their dear old departed friend and President. "Uacle" Mitchell, and in 1912 gloried in the name of the Dack Juniors. It was not until 1915, that they considered them Eelves sufficiently grown up to call themselves Kowloon. Their first an pearance in senior football was in 1920-41 and in the following season they distinguished themselves by beating the King's Regiment in the Anal of the Shield. In 1895-23 they achieved the unique distinction of winning both the Shield and League trophies.

In congratulating the players of the term on the excellent games they had furnished during the past season he had to thank them on behalf of their supporters for the great pleasure they had afforded them in watching their display. The Club's three teams had had a successful season. The second team figured in the semi-final of the Shield and had had their share of successes in League games. Whilst the third team had not caught any of the bouquets they had enjoy. ed all the games in which they had participated. In conclusion he wel comed the visitors and hoped that they would have on enjoyable time. (Apphuse.)

Visitors' Tribales. Mr. H. McTavish (Secretary of the Hong Kong Football Club) in responding to the toast of The Visitors, warmly congratulated the Kowloon Football Club on the won derful thing they had done in again winning the Shield Originally it was the Hong Kong Football Shield, but later they handed it over to the Football Association, and the Kow- loon Club had won it four times in six years. On that feat be con gratulated not only the Club but their captain, Mr. Wheeler.

were:

The best breaks, in sequence, Pennell-31, 24, 8, 20, 41, 29, 20 (twice), 22, 28, 59, 20 (unfinish ed).

Barrett-20, 35, 42, 99; 25, 39, 28: 24, 21, 27, 30, 40, 35.

members of the Shanghai Portu- guese Interpart Football Team.

The Toasts.

The toast The King" was pro- pored by 2nd Lieut. . Jarvis, M.C., and C.S.M. J. S. Rodrigues gave "The President of Portugal."

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Keen And Ureditable, Lieut. R. R. Davies, O. C. Com- manding the Portuguese Company then proposed Our Guests" and referred to the old friendship which had always existed between Great Britain and Portugal; this," he said was notably proved by response made by the Portuguere to the ap peal from the authorities during the strike of 1923. Lieut. Davies continued:-" We are fortunate in having a keen and creditable Com pany and this is the outcome of graelling work amongst all ranks." Although only formed a short while ago the Company had already pro- duced two markamen. Reference was also made to the fine display given by the Company at the recent Stonecutters Rifle Meeting, G. A. Ribeiro won the open musketry competition, while the Lewis Gun Competition was won by No. 10 platoon of Portuguese Com- pany. Thanks were then extended to the Club Lusitano and Club de Recreio for the generous support they had given.

THE CHINESE CLUB.

30TH ANNUAL MEETING.

The 30th annual general meeting of members of the Chinese Club was held on Saturday in the Club

Work In Camp. Hall, and was attended by over 100

Lieut. Col. Bird, D.S.O., com- member. Mr. B. Wong Tape, J.P., gratulated the Company, remarking presided. After the accounts of

on the extraordinary keenness the past year had been passed of their work in camp. They were prizes were distributed to those members whose efforis hid helped now equal to any other Company to increase the Building Fund of of the Corps. Cal. Bird concluded by saying that he was sure the the Club.

Company would turn out in full force at the presentation of the day parade in June. Corps colours and the King's birth-

The following gentlemen were elected as officia's for the next year :-Chairman, Dr. Ma Luke; Vice-Chairman, Mr. Tai Ming Tak; Hon. Secretary, Mr. Woo Pak Luk; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Pau Chan Kwong: Committee, Dr. Kwon Sum Yin, Mr. Wong Mow lam, Mr. Un Hew Fan, Mr. Kan Xam Taing. Mr. B. Wong Tape, Mr. Chau Kwan Lam, Mr. Lai Im To, Mr. Cheung U Pui. Mr. Yeung Yau, Mr. Li Ching Wung, and Mr. Sia Man Lim

Hon. Auditors, Mr. Wong Po Ki and Mr. Wong Sui Ki

Mr. Frank Wheeler captain of the Kowloon Football Cab, referred to the splendid team spirit of the players of all three teams, all of whom had always put the interests of the Club before their own. In regard to the first team he had per sonally to thank them for the many hard fights they had put up this season. By their ortamanship and good nature they had made the position of captain a real pleasure and a joy to occupy. He was proud to be captain this season and even more proud that they had been able to get back the Shield again. (Applause.)

Other toasts were "The Presi dent proposed by Mr. Gow and responded to by Mr. Hall, and The Prees" proposed by Mr. J. Smith and replied to by Mr. Jus. T. Dobbie,

Mr. W. E. Hollande (Hon: Seere- tary of the Hong Kong Football At intervals a programme of songs Lengua) briefly supported Mr. Mc and humorous items was contributed Tavish, remarking that it was to by Messrs. F. Smith, Jeeves, unique for the Club to have been Oleme Blakely, Macphail, Sparry six sensons running in the Anal of Whitehead, P. G. Hill, Owen, and the Shield. That record ho did not think any of them would see again in their time. -**

(Continued on next Column.)''

Whitley The singing of the National Anthem and "Auld Lang Syna? brought a very happy even- ing to a closa at midnight.

Other Speeches. Capt. F. Leitao of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps expressed his hope that the Company would continue its present keraness and later rank first in shooting, as the Shangbai Portuguese had done on several occasions.

Lieut. Mitchell also paid tribute to the efficiency of the Company, and remarked that he was astonish- ed at the improvement which the Company had made since his return from home leavega

Prizes Distributed. The concert then followed and during the interval prizes were dis- tributed by Lt. Col. Bird, D.S.O., as follows:-

Lusitano Challenge Cup: Ptc. C. G. Silva, 92 points

First Bunner-up Cup: 9/Lieut. S. Jarvis, M.C., 60 points.

Second Runner-up Cup: L/Cpl FA. M. Rosario, 69 points

Tenin

Competition: L/Cpl. Sequeira, CF. V. Ribeiro, Pies: Cr G. Silva and J. C. Remedios, $89 points.

200 Yarde Application: L/Cpl. F. P. Sequeira, 19 points out of 20. 200 Yards Snap Shooting: 0.8.3. J, S. Rodrigues, 17 points out of m.

200 Yards Rapid Shooting:" L/Cpt. H. J. Bilva and L/Cpd. F. A. M. Romaria, scoring 30 poiste out of possible 30,

500 Yards Application: Pte. Cl G. Silva, 14 points out of 90.

Special Prize: Pie C.. G. Silva, 92 points out of 115.

Mr F. L. Silva, a member of the Committes of the Lusitano Club has offered a Cup for the next Shooting Competition of the Por- tuguese Company,

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Address.

Limleenam Julian Pokoing

reason,

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assert that modern dance music For our part, we do not, of course, cannot be improved of them due

symbal of it all. Indeed, in many to the fact than it is a popular art, of the more crusted elderly minds, and, therefore, entangled in fads it is taken as the symbol of all and fashions. But we do assert, that the older generation dislikes in against the older generation, that ours,

there is something in modern dance There lies the cause of virulence music worth improving. And it will against this kind of music. There be improved, for, in spite of the are no reasoned attacks, for the shouts of the older generation, attackers know too little about it to young men all over the world aro Dance music is simply one accepting dance music as of serious field of the battle between the old worth and worthy of attention. and the young.

This development has been rapid From.

during the past two years. During Manila. Sometimes the ignorance of the this time by far the greatest ad ... Cholon. attack is a little tedious. The word vance has been that of a group of

Falmbeach Flo.jazz," which they bandy so lightly, young Americans who have

is not, as they imagine, descriptive a rhythmical method known na Soerabaja (of all modern dance music. It is a "hot" playing. "Hot "music will Soorabaja. technical term for a particular style probably never be universally Soerabaja of playing "now long out-of-date. [popular because it has no flashy or Moncay. And the highly-respected humorous immediate appeal, but few who have Francisco. paper which for years has had its studied a record by," say, Red New York.weekly saxophone joke is upon Nicholls or Frankie Trumbauer will Manila entirely wrong ground, for the saxo- deny that it marks an immense ad- Tchekam. phone, as now played, is the mildest vance.

Cholon.and best-mannered instrument in Cholon. the danco orchestra. Samarinda, But the strongest objection to Magelang, most of the critics is that they are 5.3. Songbo, not dancers. Modern dance music and modern dancing have evolved Pres. Garfield. together, and neither can be under- Kumbang stood without the other. And more Swatow. (uunjog gray-un panujjung)

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(Continued on next Column).

Modern dance music is here to stay, not because it is better or worse than Beethovea or Bach, for it challenges no comparison. It has & purpose of its own to fulfil, a pur- pose which it fulfils tolerably well; and only when a very prejudiced generation leaves it: to develop in Feace can it hope to fulfil it better:

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